Some Parents Go To Class To Help Their Children With EOGs

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RALEIGH, N.C. — In about six and a half weeks, students across North Carolina who are in the third grade and up will take the state's End of Grade tests.

And because these tests can often determine who passes and fails, they can cause stress for students and parents. That's why, on Saturday, some of the students' parents were in class.

The Coalition of Concerned Citizens for African American Children held a workshop in Raleigh on Saturday to help guardians prepare their children for the End of Grade tests (EOGs).

The tests are "a big indicator as to how the children are doing and how they will perform throughout the year," Saraha Robertson, a parent attending the workshop told WRAL-TV's Valonda Calloway. "So it's something you really want to put a lot of energy and effort into."

James Cole, a grandparent, said the workshop helped guardians "learn more about the education system, more about testing and what is required of parents."